Libertarian National Committee

The Libertarian National Committee (LNC) controls and manages the affairs, properties, and funds of the United States Libertarian Party. It is composed of the party officers, five at-large representatives elected every two years at the national convention, and a theoretical maximum of 10 regional representatives.^{[citation needed]} The current chair is Steven Nekhaila, who was elected in a special election on February 2, 2025,^[2] following the resignation of previous chair Angela McArdle in the wake of a scandal over her giving a contract to a company set up by her partner, without disclosing the conflict of interest as required by the LNC Policy Manual.^[3]

Libertarian National Committee

Libertarian Party Logo
Founded	December 11, 1971; 53 years ago (1971-12-11)
Location	1444 Duke St., Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.
Key people	Steven Nekhaila (Chair) vacant (Vice Chair)[1] Caryn Ann Harlos (Secretary) Todd Hagopian (Treasurer)
Website	lp.org

The LNC has lobbied or filed lawsuits against laws and regulations that restrict contributions to parties and candidates.^[4][5][6][7]

Current members

Officers^[8]

Secretary Caryn Ann Harlos
(2022–present)

Treasurer Bill Redpath
(2024–present)

At-large members

Travis Bos

Robert Vinson

Andrew Watkins

Kathy Yeniscavich

Steven Nekhaila

Regional representatives

Region	Representatives	Alternate representatives
1	Roman Garcia Adam Haman	Andrew Chatterdon Nick Shawhan
2	Johnathan McGee	Matt Johnson
3	Dustin Nanna Paul Darr	Greg Hertzsch Keith Thompson
4	Meredith Hays	Adrian F. Malagon
5	Otto Dassing	Paul Bracco
6	Pat Ford	Ben Weir

List of LNC chairs

#	Image	Chairperson	Term	State
1		David Nolan	1971–1972[9]	Colorado
2		Susan Nolan	1972–1974[10]	Colorado
3		Ed Crane	1974–1977[11]	California
4		David Bergland	1977–1981[12]	California
5		Alicia Clark	1981–1983[13]	California
6		Paul Grant	1983–1985[14]	Colorado
7		Randy VerHagen	1985[15]	Wisconsin
8		Jim Turney	1985–1988[16]	Virginia
9		Dave Walter	1988–1991[17]	Pennsylvania
10		Mary Gingell	1991–1993[18]	California
11		Steve Dasbach	1993–1998[19]	Indiana
12		David Bergland	1998–2000[20]	California
13		Jim Lark	2000–2002[21]	Virginia
14		Geoff Neale	2002–2004[22]	Texas
15		Michael Dixon	2004–2006[23]	Illinois
16		Bill Redpath	2006–2010[24]	Virginia
17		Mark Hinkle	2010–2012[25]	California
18		Geoff Neale	2012–2014[26]	Texas
19		Nicholas Sarwark	2014–2020[27]	New Hampshire
20		Joe Bishop-Henchman	2020–2021[28]	District of Columbia
–		Ken Moellman (acting)	June–July 2021[29] [30]	Kentucky
21[31]		Whitney Bilyeu	2021–2022[32]	Texas
22		Angela McArdle	2022–2025[33]	California
23		Steven Nekhalia	2025-present[2]	Florida

Other Committees

Judicial Committee^[34]

Name	Role
Stephan Kinsella	Member
Mike Seebeck	Member
Ken Krawchuk	Member
Marc Montoni	Member
Rob Stratton	Member
Blay Tarnoff	Member
Rob Latham	Member

See also

• Democratic National Committee
• Green National Committee
• Republican National Committee
• List of state parties of the Libertarian Party (United States)

References

1. https://twitter.com/joshuaatlarge/status/1622723094518300678
2. "Steven Nekhaila Elected Chair of the Libertarian National Committee |". 2025-02-02. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
3. "Libertarian National Committee Chair Resigns, Citing New Opportunities". Independent Political Report. 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
4. Campaign Law Case Brings Debate, Crowds; McCain-Feingold, Washington Post, December 5, 2002.
5. Campaign: Federal Court Strikes Cornerstones Of Soft-money, The Free Lance–Star – May 3, 2003.
6. A Soft-Money Loophole?, CBS News, February 11, 2009.
7. Libertarian National Committee Clarifies Lawsuit Against Limits on Donations to Parties from Bequests, Ballot Access News, July 25th, 2011.
8. "Libertarian National Committee (LNC)". Libertarian Party. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
9. "David Nolan". LPedia.
10. "Susan Nolan - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
11. "Ed Crane - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
12. "David Bergland - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
13. "Alicia Clark - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
14. "Paul Grant". LPedia.
15. "Randy VerHagen - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
16. "Jim Turney - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
17. "Dave Walter - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
18. "Mary Gingell - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
19. "Steve Dasbach - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
20. "David Bergland - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
21. "Jim Lark - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
22. "Geoff Neale - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
23. "Mike Dixon - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
24. "Bill Redpath - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
25. "Mark Hinkle - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
26. "Geoff Neale - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
27. "Nicholas Sarwark - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
28. "Joe Bishop-Henchman - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
29. "Ken Moellman - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
30. Staff (2021-06-19). "Libertarian Party Statement Regarding Chair Bishop-Henchman's Resignation". Libertarian Party. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
31. "Libertarian Party Announces New LNC Chair". Libertarian Party. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
32. "Whitney Bilyeu - LPedia". lpedia.org. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
33. Doherty, Brian (29 May 2022). "Mises Caucus Takes Control of Libertarian Party". Reason. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
34. "LP Committees". Libertarian Party. Retrieved 3 June 2022.

External links

• Official Website
• Members of the Libertarian National Committee
• Libertarian Party Bylaws and Convention Rules (PDF) adopted in Convention, July 2018, New Orleans, Louisiana